Bridge Building Lesson

Popsicle Stick Bridges

bridge design with popsicle sticks

Geometry..Engineering a Bridge. This lesson will involve your students in geometry and measurement as they work as civil engineers to design and build their own bridge. -I remember doing a project like this in 4th or 5th grade. We also had a budget and had to "buy" our materials from the teacher, so we had to plan before hand and use everything carefully.

STEM challenge: Use two supplies to build a tower as tall as you can! Which shapes are strongest? #STEM #engineering #activity

TERRIFIC STEM challenge! Build a tower as tall as you can using only two supplies! For the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering’s Family STEM Nights. #STEM #activities #elementary #classroom #ideas #teacher #learning #FamilySTEMNights

Building activities are always a great way to spend an afternoon! I saw this idea on Almost Unschoolers to make homemade Tinker Toys with toilet paper rolls and pencils. We didn’t have a lot of pencils on hand, so I decided to use straws. I’ve been saving paper towel rolls for a few months, so …

STEM and transmedia lesson plans, all tied to common core

Analyzing samples from a planet, moon, or asteroid helps scientists learn about its chemistry, geologic history, and potential to support past or present life. Nearly every NASA surface mission collects samples. In this video from Design Squad Nation, kids design and build coring devices that can poke into a potato &ldquo;asteroid&rdquo; and extract a core sample. The kids use the engineering design process, apply a variety of science concepts, and learn about NASA&rsquo;s exploration of the ...

Down to the Core Challenge - In this video from Design Squad Nation, kids design and build devices that can extract a core sample from a potato “asteroid.” They also learn how samples give NASA scientists insight into solar system objects.

PVC pipe kid construction set

PVC Pipe construction site

PVC Pipe Building Kit

Big and Little... Construction Site

Create a photo book of famous structures from around the world to use in your block center. Great for kindergarten, preschool, and homeschool classrooms! Includes a link for a free 30-page structure book!

Popsicle stick catapult. Simple machine!

The Helpful Art Teacher: Medieval Castles

Kid-built in a few hours . . . this 7 inch tall basketball hoop can be assembled and re-assembled. We’re not going to toss a ball to make baskets with this project. Oh, no . . . we are making a little catapult to launch marshmallows at the hoop! Oh, yes! Sweet! Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications.

Kid-built in a few hours . . . this 7 inch tall basketball hoop can be assembled and re-assembled. Were not going to toss a ball to make baskets with this project. Oh, no . . . we are making a little catapult to launch marshmallows at the hoop! Oh, yes! Sweet! Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications.

Paper rockets DIY. #FoPRR

WhiMSy love: Summer Diary: Day 15: Paper Rockets

Paper rockets! Cool kids craft ideas!

WhiMSy love: Summer Diary: Day 15: Paper Rockets

Small group problem solving: "You have 2 minutes to devise a method to suspend/hold as many marshmallows above the ground as possible." Pts awarded for creativity, building design, and number of marshmallow's successfully suspended. Construction Materials 5' length of string 1 bag of large marshmallows 10 rubber bands 5 straws 10 toothpicks

Team Challenges, Problems Solving, Rubber Bands, Building Design, Problem Solving, Group Problems, Construction Materials, Small Groups, Team Building Activities

Small group problem solving. Great Solutions to Team Challenges: **Suspend As Many Marshmallows In The Air As Possible**

Small group problem solving: "You have 2 minutes to devise a method to suspend/hold as many marshmallows above the ground as possible." Pts awarded for creativity, building design, and number of marshmallow's successfully suspended. Construction Materials 5' length of string 1 bag of large marshmallows 10 rubber bands 5 straws 10 toothpicks